Guten Tag Bonjour Good Morning Buongiorno Languages of
Guten Tag Bonjour Good Morning Buongiorno Добрый дењ Languages of Europe SS 6 G 11 The student will describe the cultural characteristics of Europe a. Explain the diversity of European languages as seen in a comparison of German, English, Russian, French, and Italian
• Europe is slightly larger than the US in land area and Europe’s population is more than double the US • In the US, English is the dominant language • Europe is different. It is home to more than 200 languages
Most European languages are in 3 main categories • Germanic Languages • Romance Languages • Slavic Languages
• Which countries speak Germanic languages? • Which countries speak Romance languages? • Which countries speak Slavic languages? • What are some of the other smaller groups?
• • Which countries speak Germanic languages? Which countries speak Romance languages? Which countries speak Slavic languages? What are some of the other smaller groups?
Germanic Language Group • Has most native speakers • Native speakers live mostly in northwest and central Europe • About 20% of Europeans speak English or German as their native language • Most Europeans learn English as a second language in their schools
Romance Language Group • This group includes French, Italian, and Spanish • These are found in the south and west of Europe • These languages come from Latin, the language of the Roman Empire • The Roman alphabet is used to write Romance and Germanic languages
Slavic Language Group • This includes Russian • They are found in central and eastern Europe • They are written with a Cyrillic Alphabet
The Problems with Multiple Languages • It is difficult to live, work, and trade with people who cannot communicate with each other • Most schoolchildren learn one or two other languages besides their own
• The European Union have 23 “official” languages to make sure laws and decisions are understood • Special laws exist to protect languages spoken by only a few people
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Your Task Write G for Germanic, R for Romance, and S for Slavic. • This language family is primarily spoken in the United States. • This language family is spoken in the country that is shaped like a boot. • This language family includes Russian • French is a part of this language family • Ukrainian is in this language family
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